Game device



Feb. 7, 1939. H, N N 2,145,846

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GAME DEVICE Filed Oct. 14, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 f/v l/f/v roe n/AMEJ H. CAN/VON Feb 7,1939. J. H. CANNON J 2,145,846

' GAME DEVICE Filed Oct. 14, 1955 I 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 ma 24 Q5 Y uu um um uu ATTORNEK p tent d Feb. 7, 1 939 2,145,846

f1 UNITED TAT ES "PATENT OF ME VICE} James H. Cannon, Calif. Application October 14', ieasjserial' No. 44,889 4 Claims. o1. it's-425) I My invention relates to aunit game device prothe turntable and means for connecting viding a playing field on which the game may be the switches withrelays which are connected in 1 played, this unit: game device being adapted to be a novel' manner to produce novel effects in the j used ingroups so that a numberof players may operationof the game device. .5 play thegame at the same timeor in competition jf It'is ,a further object of the invention to proon'individual or separate playing fields. f s de's. gamedevice having .a turntable with a dey g jIt isan object of the invention to providein a signed formed thereon, an indicator board hava [group of games of; the above general character jingthe same design thereon, and means for show- ,means wherein the attainment of a winning .in'gonthe indicator board that the design has i 1,,19 score'by oneof the players stops the play on all been completed and a winningscore thereby pro- -oftheother game'devices of the associated sysduced.

" tern .ofgames. v Further objects and advantages of the inven- A further object of the invention istq provide .ti n'will be broughtoutin the following part of means whereby thegame devices may be simulthe specification.

-l5 taneously returned to or replaced in conditionfor 1 Referring to the drawings, which are for illus- 'f furtherplay. 4 .trative purposes only,

It is an object of the invention to provide. a Fig.1,is a planview of a gamedevice embody- 7 *game device or unit comprising a playing field. fing the featuresof the invention.

for board, at one end of which the player is posi- 2 is a side view corresponding to Fig. 1,

tioned, and at the other-end of which there isa the side view-being partly sectioned on a plane turntable having; openings therein adapted to indicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

I receive a ball or balls, andswitch means asso-. Fig. 3 is a front view of the game device shown *ciated with these openings and adapted to be in theprecedingfigures. I actuated by the passage of a ball into or through Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken as 2 5' the openings, together with means for causing indicated by the line 44 of Fig. 2. the actuation of indicating means, such, for ex- Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view looking upwardly V ample, as the illumination of lamps, correspond toward the bottom of a part of the turntable of ing to the placing of balls in, or the consecutive 4, as indicated bythe arrow 5 of Fig. 4.

placing of a single ball in, the openings or pockets Fig. 6 is a. bottom plan view taken as indicated of the turntable. v by the arrow 6 of Fig. 4. a 30 It is a, further object of the invention to vpro- ,Fig. 7 is an;,en1arged, partly sectioned view of -.-vide a game device of the above, character, in ,theback, of the indicator board, showing a part which a winning score may be produced bythe of ,the relaysjand other; associated structure, all placing of the ball in several different combina- .of which are fully disclosed in the electrical dia- 3f53tions of openings or pockets. In respect to this, -gram. V it is an object of the invention to provide a game Fig. 8 is asectional view taken as indicated by device wherein a winning score is in part formed the line 8-8 of Fig. '7.

by the placing of a ball in a pocket of the turn- Fig. 9 is an electrical diagram of the operative table as it moves past a designated point or zone parts of the game device. 10 which may be indicated on the playing boardof As shfow,n in Fig. 1, Iprovide a game device 20 the game device. Q which is usedinduplicate, as will be hereinafter A further object of the invention is to provide -di s clos'ed,such game device 20 having a table 2! a game device of the above character havingan equipped with a sloping playing board 22 having indicator board with indicators thereon for showan aperture 23 at its front or leftward end 24 .45 ing the score, and a simple form of relay system through which a ball, or balls, 25 may be lifted for operation of the indicators and for stopping by a player who plays the game by rolling the and starting the playon the game device or series ball or balls forwardly on the playing board 22. of game devices arranged for use atthe same Near the back orrig-htward end of the board 22 time. r I is a circular opening 26 in which a turntable 21 5,0 f It is a further object of theinvention to prois, mounted so as to rotate. As shown in Figs. 2 5O vide a game device having a turntable with and 4, this turntable 21 is carried by a spider 28 1 pockets or openings therein, switch means carried which is mounted on the upper end of a shaft 29 by the turntablein such positions that they will characterized by being tubular or hollow so that be actuated by balls which enter or pass through wires maybe carried from the under surface of .55 J'the' pockets or openings, there being means for ;the,turntable 21 to contacts disposed on the lower end or .th gshaa zja jsogasrtootate part of the shaft 29 below the floor 3| with which the table 2| is provided. The turntable 21 is rotated by a driving means 32 consisting of a motor 33 and a reduction gear device 34 having a projecting shaft 35 on which there is a drive gear 36 engaging a driven gear 31 mounted on the lower end of the shaft 29, as shown in Fig. 6. The turntable 21 has a pattern formed by a circle of openings 38 around the outer portion thereof; openings, 41', 42, 43, 44,,and45 s'etvinor defining the points of a star 39,'and a cehtral opening 4!]. Corresponding to the pattern or design of the turntable 21, the device has an ill-'- dicator board 46 which is set in vertical position at the rearward end of the table 2! and hate replica of the pattern formed by air outeracircle of indicators 48, indicators. 5I 52,. 53, 54 and 55 in the points of a star 49, and a central indicator 50.

r Aa i behe e naf er x lai .vi d e e ythbmp rpl c a of the openings or pockets 38 I indicators 48, whereby th succe r il re ec ve ca ses t n at s, 1. t item Wh' lash,

t an i thec iral p ni g 49 tw fs pq i a in mp et i s hewp ayil 's Q 'lg' fi s hr n a ba l has .lqe ie rev q ly r p i y pa e 9 1 of the outer openings 38. In the form 'of aine dev s sho n he indi w ter i lude 1a 4811; the iii i e qrsfi r fifiiuthwivje sm to 55a, and the indicator to f 59a. The lamps are disposed in,

bers 61 in back of the rihfitfp" he is of the indite v g dtfi as ta s vi i il tlii fi h WiiidQWS 59. The lampsare held in sockets- 6i, andelecrical connections are made therewith as indicated at 62 in Figs 7 and 8, such e "l cn neetions being given intde taiil 'in thewiring d agram; 9. am d vi in e it number of other identical arlie eerie-es set in side-by siderelation Thed apnea fa s ngle device and the feiipfnatioh (if the wiring diagram, Fig. 9, will make this clearly evident; shown in Fig. 9, electrical feed wires-o and b are ext'ehdedthrb'ughasefies or plurality 6f devices, and electrical con ecti'o ar'eliha'd'e ;with the devices through hairs tr fab-1h and d'-' bf. The feed wires a and b a'r "siipplied' witli l'ectric wheat-ham suitahle sour egsug ts a trans: ror'merge's', through a circu ts; having switch 65 whichhiay be m'aiiipulated by the opera orof the games so as to turn them on or off simultaneously and to reset the gamesfor further-play after a game has been completed.

For purpose of explanation, the gime device 20 may be said to have a buss wire A and wire B respectively connected to the feedwir'e'sdahd b, a d whtn ah' electrical device or elemen or the game device, or devices, is connected to b'dthiof these wires A aha B, it wn be near" any-energized. The lamps 48a, of which ther 'eiilfteen showh arranged iii the'forin of aj:1 'r c'ircle, all have one terminal thereof '"coh nected th the buss wire B. The opposite terminals 6f the lamps 48a ar chhjhect'q thrqii h lfifteen tires 56 with fifteencnta ctsliilof a w tchta which is'fi'ormany i aand, wh h h i. d re sing it. The wires f66 are also tacts 'IZ forming part ofta vro is mounted astshown inrFi The contacts I2 are carried hy'a'rin'g I4 of insuectm ans mm the lating material supported by a bracket I5, and a radial contact IE is secured to the lower end of the shaft 29 so that as the shaft 29 rotates, the contact '56, which is in the form of a brush, will consecutively engage the contacts I2; By means of a mounting IT, a spring contact I8 is held so that it will engage the inner end of the contact or brush I6, and this spring contact lii connects through a wire 79 with the wire A. As the motor 33 operates the shaft 29 and the turntable 21, the brush it? will consecutively engage the con tacts I2 so that the lamps 48a will be consecutively energized to give the effect of a light traveling around the circle of indicators 48 on the board 46. The wires "Ii may be connected between the switchco'ntactsl2 and the lamps 38a so thatthe lightprgduced in th ecircle of lamps 48a will move forwardly or in reverse direction or skip back an d forthy in accordance with the novel effects desired. v v, A a p I v Switch 68 contains fifteen movable con- 8 I adapted to be brought into engagement with the contacts 67. These movable contacts areall connected together or bridges by means of a buss bar 82' which is also connectedto movable contacts 83 and 84. A stationary contact 85 is lp'laced as to be engaged hy'th'e "cohtact 84, and this contact 85 is connected through a wire to the wire A so that when the switch 68 is closedall of the contacts 8! will be energized and through the contacts '6'! and the wires 55 will energize all of the lamps 48a at the same time.

'The contact 83 will at the same time engage a contact 81 and through a wire 88 close a hold-in circuit-for the coil 89 of the solenoid 69 forming a part of theswitch 68. The movable'p'art N of the switch 88 also carries bridged or connected contacts 92 adapted to be carried into engagemerit with stationary contacts 93 to close a circuit 94 connecting the B wire with one side of nected through wires I03 which extend down through the hollow shaft .29 to contacts I04 rrioiintediiioiroulwr arrangement on annular insulators lll5v As the shaft 29 rotates, the contacts I04 are consecutively brought into engagen'l'ent with abrush I 66 which is connected through a wire IO'I with the wire 88 which is in turn connected to the coil as of theswit'ch ea. The brush I06 iss'o pla'cje'd that it will engage the contact 1m; whichi's c'thh'etted through a wire N53 with the switch '9fi associat'ed with the opening 38 disposed adjacent a mark 198 at the back of the playing board 22, as shown in Fig. l. Accordihg'ly, if the player causesa ball to drop through an opehing 33 at the time'the opening is passing "th mark! 08, the switch'ilfi willbe closed, therebythergizhigthe con 'a'e' f the switc ta, with the result tha jail or the lamps 48a willbe lighted.

rhrezampre, with the svviteh indicated by eta in a a ed b a a teat me as swit'h is "ppo'site the markiQB the circuit including the l'fli aa i ihew e it wil at. h a e t the c ed by t e bru h. 9 6 n t sw 5 Will m ny, closed and will be heldclosed by t, I divi e s tdim t ed: b t e Wi ehw un the switch 65 controlling the entire electrical sysciated game for further may; the switch maybe opened so that the es A and-B of the game organics will-be de energi'zed'; all bf the relays 68; C, S, and M opened; and the cut out ilays' I36 reclosed. When the switch is aga n closed, the play maybe continued, for the clos ing of the switch 65 results in re-energi'zing the wires A and B.

I claim as my invention: v

1. An electric game device of the character described, including: a driven turntable having a plurality of ball-receiving stations; a marker ad'- jacent the turntable; a normally open switch at one of said stations and adapted to 'be closed temporarily by a ball 'i'eaching said statibn, a second normally open switch; a first circuit including said two switches in series; means to close said second switch temporarily when said station is at a predetermined point with respect to said marker whereby said circuit will be closed whenever a ball reaches said station when the station is at said predetermined point; a relay controlled by said circuit and adapted. to be closed when the circuit is energized; a third normally open switch associated with a second b a ll ieceiving station on the turntable adapted to be temporarily closed by a ball reaching said second station; and a signal circuit controlled by said relay and said third switch whereby said signal circuit will be energized whenever a ball reaches said second station while said first circuit is closed.

2. An electric game device of the character described, including: a turntable having means for rotating the same; a circular series of switches thereon, each adapted to be closed by a ball; 'a circular series of lamps in the field of vision from said turntable to serve as an indicating means; means for intermittently fiashingsaid lamps'wh'en the turntable rotates; a marker adjacent the turntable; and meansoperatively associated with said series of switches to light all of said lamps whenever a ball closes one of said switches at a predetermined position relative to said marker.

3-. electric game device of the character described, including: a turntable having means for reitatihg the same; a circular series of primary es thereon, each adapted to be closed by a ball; enema eries or ames in the field of vision ble; means for intermittently 'fi'ash'ing said lamps when the turntable rotates; famarker adjacent the turntable; means for lightra e of said lamps when a ball closes one of -=sa1usw1jt nes while it is in a predetermined relati n to said name; a secondary switch onvsaid ntable adapted to be closed by a ball; and m ans'responjsiveth the closin'g of said secondary "switch after all of said laiiips are lighted toindicate "I 1 'n'g lof the game. I

fl; An" tric same device of theoharacter dese "lo d including: 'a turntable having means for at'ing the same; a circular series of first tches on said turntable, each adapted to be closed by a "ball; a circular series of first indi- {caters in saidjfiel'd 'of vision corresponding to saidare swit'c s ro third s tchs on said turntable, each adapted to e lose d b'y aball'; a plurality of third indicor'res'p'onding with'and controlled by said "t-l-i d'switche's; andineans responsive either to the op ration qrsaid second indicator or to the oper 1011 f 'all s d'fthird indicators to indicate the er the game'. 7

JAMES H. CANNON. 

